학술논문

Parkinson's disease: nature meets nurture.
Document Type
Journal Article
Source
Lancet. 10/24/1998, Vol. 352 Issue 9137, p1328-1329. 2p.
Subject
*PARKINSON'S disease
*DISEASE risk factors
*BRAIN diseases
*CENTRAL nervous system diseases
*MOVEMENT disorders
*EXTRAPYRAMIDAL disorders
*GENETICS
*ANIMALS
*PESTICIDES
*ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
*GENOTYPES
Language
ISSN
0140-6736
Abstract
Comments on a report in this issue by Alessandra Menegon and colleagues on the cause of Parkinson's disease. The neuronal inclusions that are the pathological hallmark of the disease; The increased risk for the disease from pesticide or herbicide exposure, or rural farm experience; Genetic risk factors; The need for a rationale of the link between exposure and genotype as risk for the disease.